I remember how many times I argued with Freepers about Gabrielle Giffords being a “moderate” or “conservative” Dem. The media kept repeating that crap. If she really was a rebel, the media would have destroyed her. She was to the left of Trotsky.
Right. Joe Manchin is supposed to be a “moderate” or “conservative” Democrat too and he grumbles in the press every once in a while about how bad his party is, but when it comes time to vote on critical things, Joe does what Harry tells him to do.